Month: February 2023

Read MoreBeijing and Tokyo square off over military buildup, Russia and spy balloons in first security dialogue in four years.Beijing and Tokyo square off over military buildup, Russia and spy balloons in first security dialogue in four years.

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Read More Somalis arrive in Ethiopia from disputed town of Las Anod, where at least 82 people have died in fighting More than 60,000 Somali refugees have fled to Ethiopia after an escalation in fighting in the town of Las Anod, in the Sool region, where tensions between local people and the governing Somaliland authorities…

Read More Local media report inquiry launched over application by Chinese scientist He Jiankui, whose work sparked ethics storm Hong Kong has reportedly revoked a visa for the controversial gene therapy scientist He Jiankui less than a day after it was revealed he’d been granted one, despite having a criminal record in China for illegal…

Read MoreChina has sharply criticized a visit to Taiwan by a senior Pentagon official and reaffirmed sanctions against Lockheed Martin and a unit of Raytheon for supplying military equipment to the self-governing islandChina has sharply criticized a visit to Taiwan by a senior Pentagon official and reaffirmed sanctions against Lockheed Martin and a unit of…

Read More Only a third of low-carbon heating scheme’s annual budget has been used since launch in May 2022 A scheme to encourage UK households to upgrade their gas boilers to heat pumps and other low-carbon alternatives is failing to deliver after suffering a “disappointingly low” take-up, a parliamentary report has said. Members of the…

Read More Moscow claims it has gained 2.5km in 48 hours as it advances on Bakhmut Moscow claims it has gained 2.5km in 48 hours as it advances on Bakhmut

Read More Nato’s eastern European leaders to meet with Biden and Nato Chief Jens Stoltenberg; Wagner chief says Russian military leaders are refusing to supply the group with munitions Russia-Ukraine war at a glance As the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine approaches on Friday, the picture looks very different to the first weeks…

Read More Alex Murdaugh’s murder trial enters its fifth week in Colleton County Courthouse in Walterboro, South Carolina Alex Murdaugh’s murder trial enters its fifth week in Colleton County Courthouse in Walterboro, South Carolina

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Read MoreGovernment says it will issue vouchers worth 5,000 Hong Kong dollars to all adults this year to help economic recovery.Government says it will issue vouchers worth 5,000 Hong Kong dollars to all adults this year to help economic recovery.

Read More ‘We will remain vigilant for any threats to Pennsylvanians,’ Shapiro says ‘We will remain vigilant for any threats to Pennsylvanians,’ Shapiro says

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Read MoreAustralian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says a deal to provide Australia with nuclear-powered submarines will be the nation’s biggest leap in defense capability in its historyAustralian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says a deal to provide Australia with nuclear-powered submarines will be the nation’s biggest leap in defense capability in its history

Read More The case centers on joint spying operations by US and Danish intelligence agencies, which reportedly eavesdropped on Western leaders Denmark’s former Defense Minister Claus Hjort Frederiksen has been charged with divulging state secrets, after claiming Danish military intelligence worked with the US National Security Agency (NSA) to spy on a number of foreign…

Read More December quarter wage index rose from 3.1% to 3.3%, but 7.8% inflation indicates a 4.5% decrease in real wages Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Australian salaries increased at a faster pace in the December quarter in…

Read MoreMike Burgess says Australia is being targeted by foreign intelligence like never before.Mike Burgess says Australia is being targeted by foreign intelligence like never before.

Read More Court shown texts between woman and friend in which she disclosed alleged behaviour of adviser, who is pleading not guilty Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast A young woman who was allegedly sexually touched by Frank Zumbo…

Read MoreCold temperatures, icy blizzards and strong gusts are expected to sweep through cities like Minneapolis, Minnesota.Cold temperatures, icy blizzards and strong gusts are expected to sweep through cities like Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Read More Administration’s most aggressive plan yet would bar most migrants who hadn’t sought protection in other countries first The United States could bar tens of thousands of migrants arriving at the US-Mexico border from claiming asylum under a proposal unveiled on Tuesday that would be the most wide-ranging attempt yet by Joe Biden’s administration…

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Read More Legal groups also criticise the push to override the state’s Human Rights Act to create the offence Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Experts say there is zero evidence to support Annastacia Palaszczuk’s controversial decision to pursue…

Read More Beijing shot back after a senior US diplomat claimed China threatens the “rules-based international order” China has labeled the United States the “top disruptor” on the world stage, saying Washington seeks “hegemony” over other nations after an American official slammed Beijing for “aggressive” policies. During a Tuesday press briefing, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman…

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Read MoreSouth Korean authorities will no longer require arrivals from China to do a COVID test from next month.South Korean authorities will no longer require arrivals from China to do a COVID test from next month.

Read MoreA bereaved family accuses YouTube of abetting a terrorist group by recommending its videos to users.A bereaved family accuses YouTube of abetting a terrorist group by recommending its videos to users.

Read More Estrella Torres was jailed for two weeks when she was barely three years old. It was 1975, three years after then-President Ferdinand Marcos declared nationwide martial law in the Philippines—a nearly decade-long campaign in which some 70,000 people were detained, 34,000 tortured, and more than 3,000 extrajudicially killed. Torres’ father, an activist, had…

Read MoreTop diplomat Wang Yi, who is currently in Moscow, has said ties between the two countries are ‘rock solid’.Top diplomat Wang Yi, who is currently in Moscow, has said ties between the two countries are ‘rock solid’.

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Read MoreWith online medical degrees not recognised in Nigeria, students want to return to Ukraine.With online medical degrees not recognised in Nigeria, students want to return to Ukraine.

Read More Firefighters found several semi-trucks and other vehicles on fire Firefighters found several semi-trucks and other vehicles on fire

Read More ‘I will tell you that if the judge releases the recommendations, it is not going to be some giant plot twist’ ‘I will tell you that if the judge releases the recommendations, it is not going to be some giant plot twist’

Read MoreNASA is poised to launch four fresh crew members to the station while Russia plans to launch a replacement Soyuz ferry shipNASA is poised to launch four fresh crew members to the station while Russia plans to launch a replacement Soyuz ferry ship

Read More ROME, Feb 21 (IPS) – Harassing Palestinians, vandalizing their cars and houses, occupying their lands: Gilad Sade, a 36-year-old Israeli, recalls his day-to-day life when he belonged to a Jewish supremacist organization. Read the full story, “”An Israeli Senior Minister Asked Me To Commit Hate Crimes””, on globalissues.org → ROME, Feb 21 (IPS)…

Read More Mustafa Qadiri ordered to pay millions in restitution Mustafa Qadiri ordered to pay millions in restitution